Free Social Stories About Emotions for Kindergarten | Feelings Worksheets

Help young children understand, name, and talk about big feelings with this free set of printable social stories about emotions. These simple, child-friendly feelings worksheets for kindergarten combine short reading passages, visual emotion cues, colouring, and early writing practice to make social-emotional learning feel approachable.

Children can explore familiar emotions, practise identifying how a character feels, and build the words they need to communicate their own feelings. They are a gentle, practical choice for children who need support with emotional vocabulary, behaviour, communication, or self-regulation.

This free sample is ideal for:

• Kindergarten and preschool SEL activities
• Social stories for autism and special education
• Calm-down corners and counselling sessions
• Teaching emotions, empathy, and coping skills
• Morning meeting or feelings check-ins
• Home learning and speech therapy support

Use these printable emotion social stories as a conversation starter before transitions, after playground problems, or whenever a child needs help putting a big feeling into words.